John La Farge (American, 1835-1910)
John La Farge (American, 1835-1910)

Andromeda

Details
John La Farge (American, 1835-1910)
Andromeda
signed with initials and dated 'LF. 1868.' (upper right) and inscribed with title and 'No 38.' (lower margin)
watercolor and pencil on paper
15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.9 cm.)
Executed in 1868.
Provenance
The artist.
Thomas Hastings, gift from the above, circa 1898.
Jesse Mann, New York, circa 1929.
Estate of the above.
with Martin Birnbaum, New York.
Victor Spark, New York, acquired from the above, 1957.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1962.
Literature
K.A. Foster, "John La Farge and the American Watercolor Movement: Art for the 'Decorative Age'," John La Farge, New York, 1987, p. 131.
Exhibited
New York, Moore's Art Gallery, Catalogue of a Collection of Oil and Water Color Paintings by John La Farge, March 26-27, 1885, no. 67 (as Andromeda, Perseus, Flying Over Water, Attacks the Sea Monster).
New York, Reichard and Co., Catalogue of Drawings, Water Colors, and Paintings by Mr. John La Farge, N.A., April 15-May 1, 1980, no. 29.
Boston, Massachusetts, Doll and Richards, Catalogue of Water Color and Oil Paintings by Mr. John La Farge on Exhibition and Sale, March 10-22, 1893.
Boston, Massachusetts, Doll and Richards, Exhibition and Private Sale of Paintings in Water Color and Oil Chiefly from South Sea Islands, February 14-26, 1896, no. 38.
Cleveland, Ohio, Gallery of the Picture Exhibition Society, and elsewhere, Paintings, Studies, Sketches and Drawings, Mostly Records of Travel 1886 and 1890-01, by John La Farge, December 23, 1896-January 5, 1897, no. 68.
New York, Wunderlich and Co., Catalogue of Works by John La Farge, March-April 1897, no. 41.
Saint Louis, Missouri, Saint Louis Art Museum, A Group of Paintings, Studies and Sketches, Records of Travel in 1886, 1890, and 1891 by John La Farge, March 5-20, 1897, no. 70.
Boston, Massachusetts, Doll and Richards, Exhibition and Private Sale of Paintings in Water Color Chiefly from South Sea Islands and Japan, March 18-30, 1898, no. 49.

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